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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013 VOL. 111, NO. 02 ● SINCE 1908 Elkins chosen for Palmetto College New chancellor to receive $185k Amiridis . also works as the Board of Regents . as head of online program Elkins rose to the top of the pool of dean of the college The hire represents a big step applicants because of her experience at of interdisciplinary in the development of the program’s Thad Moore Tennessee Tech, Amiridis said, where studies . administration, which will continue to [email protected] she’s worked for more than 20 years . Elkins will be paid fi ll in this spring. She’ll start at USC on Feb. 18 . a total of $185,000 at Elkins will have a hand in picking USC’s board of trustees named Susan Since Tennessee Tech started its USC , less than the candidates for open dean positions at Elkins, a vice president at Tennessee Web degree programs about a decade university’s three three of the Palmetto College’s four Tech nolog ica l Un iversit y , the first ago , Elkins has been heading them up, other chancellors, two-year campuses, in Lancaster, Sumter chancellor of the fledgling Palmetto and the program, which fuses physical ELKINS who receive total and Union . Those search committees College program Monday . campuses with online coursework, compensation between will begin culling their lists of prospects The university received about 40 enrolls students in about a third of the $194,000 and $205,000 , according to over the next two weeks, Amiridis said. applications for the new position, which state, Elkins said. Chris Byrd, the vice president for human Elkins has experience with such young will oversee a new online college and She was named the school’s vice resources . At Tennessee Tech, Elkins programs and decided to take the helm of the USC system’s four existing regional president of extended programs and earned $131,500, said Monica Greppin- campuses , according to Provost Michael regional development in 2006 and Watts, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee ELKINS ● 4 Students serve LGBT community in Washington Alternative Winter Break focuses on advocacy Sarah Ellis [email protected]

While thousands of Gamecock fans traveled to Tampa, Fla., over break to attend the Outback Bowl, a smaller contingent of USC students traveled to the nation’s capital for a week of advocacy learning and volunteer service. Community Service Programs hosted an Alternative Winter Break trip for Reaching new heights Page 11 the first time, as eight students and an adviser met with national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy organizations in Washington, D.C., to bring back insight and ideas for awareness and action at USC. Community service intern Noël Marsh, a third-year religious studies and psychology student, was responsible for organizing the trip. She said she was not aware of the plight of the LGBT community until she began researching and planning. “I had gay friends, and I was sort of passively an ally, but I really didn’t understand how big the problems were socially. It really opened my eyes ... I would call this the civil rights cause of our generation,” Marsh said. “For me it was sort of a wake-up call that this is important.” The trip included meetings with and presentations from Amnesty International, the Human Rights Campaign, Victory Fund, and Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). Marsh said the goal was Photos by Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK to get a sense for what the group could bring back to USC for LGBT advocacy. “(It’s about) making it pertinent in rm er her es your community,” Marsh said. “South Wa wint weat welcom all Carolina obviously has some diffi culty with its LGBT friendliness.” Unseasonably warm temperatures drew students out outside of Rutledge College. Forth-year music student Ari of their rooms and onto the Horseshoe during the fi rst “The fi rst day of classes felt like the last day of classes,” Lindenbaum said he went on the trip day of classes. Causey said. because he was interested in seeing With the high matching a record 80 degrees for the This week’s unusual weather is a stark contrast to the different people’s approaches to LGBT date and temperatures remaining in the 70s well into fi rst week of spring classes just two years ago, when snow advocacy. The real issue for advocates, the evening, students laid out on blankets, hung their prompted the university to cancel several days of classes he said, is fi nding “what’s behind people hammocks and passed Frisbees — activities rarely to start the semester. not accepting other people, and why [it enjoyed in the middle of January, when temperatures Temperatures are expected to remain warm before isn’t] equal already.” average in the mid-50s. cooling off to a high of 59 degrees on Thursday. “The groups that we talked to were Third-year sport and entertainment student Jake Causey strummed his banjo while relaxing in a hammock — Compiled by Sarah Ellis, Assistant News Editor SERVICE ● 4 Award-winning poet to teach at USC in fall

Amanda Coyne “From my intimate vantage point, being a for her collection of poetry “Head Off and Split.” [email protected] daughter of South Carolina, the fl agship university She has published three other poetry collections named after the state seems to be charging and one collection of short stories. She also edited National Book Award winner Nikky Finney forward into the bright lights of the future, a poetry anthology. will serve as the John H. Bennett Jr. Chair of positioning an impressive array of administrators She has also won the Benjamin Franklin Award Southern Literature and Creative Writing this and hiring amazing faculty and staff,” Finney said for Poetry and the PEN America Open Book fall. The chair is a joint appointment in the in a release. Award, both for her poetry collections. Department of English and the African American Finney has a special perspective on African- During her 22 years at Kentucky, Finney also Studies Program. American studies; her father Ernest Finney is a served as a visiting professor at Smith College for While Finney has taught at the University of civil rights attorney and a retired South Carolina two years and Berea College for one year. Kentucky since 1991, she is a Columbia native, chief justice. giving her a unique perspective for her new Finney won the National Book Award in 2011 position at USC. DG

Tuesday SC concerts An avoidable suicide Men’s basketball 77° 58° Award-winning artists Columnist Max Sto- Over the winter break, like Grace Potter and larczyk highlights how the Gamecocks got off the Nocturals are an unfair judicial sys- to a disappointing 0-2 bringing their music Wednesday to cities across the tem cost one extraor- start to conference play, state this year. dinary man his life. suffering close losses in 76° 52° both games. See page 7 See page 6 See page 12 2 Tuesday, January 15, 2013 In Brief. Former governor likely Tweeting could be new Teacher facing termination to run for Senate seat key to weight loss after stomping on US fl ag

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Looking for ways to fi nally achieve those elusive A Chapin High School English teacher may is “on the proverbial 1-yard line” of running for New Year’s fitness goals? Twitter might be one lose his job after stomping on an American fl ag Sen. Tim Scott’s recently vacated congressional solution, according to a new study. in his class last week , WIS TV reported . seat, Free Times reported. Researchers from the USC Arnold School of Public Scott Compton was placed on administrative His ex-wife and former South Carolina first Health found that weight loss study participants who leave last week after the incident , during which lady Jenny Sanford shut down speculations that used Twitter to frequently communicate with other he said the flag “doesn’t mean anything.” she would run for the seat. If she had run for the participants lost more weight than those who were Lexington-Richland School District Five seat, previously held by her ex-husband, it may less active on the popular social media site, The State Superintendent Stephen Hafter, who served in have been a Sanford vs. Sanford race. reported. the military, will recommend that the school Jenny Sanford said being a mother was more USC researcher Brie Turner-McGrievy said the board terminate Compton. No action was taken important to her than running for the seat. findings reflected the effectiveness of large-scale against the teacher at last Monday’s board At a tea party convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C., social support. meeting, however. Saturday, former Gov. Sanford said the issues “Traditional behavioral weight loss interventions Compton’s class was told a permanent facing Congress now are the same ones he faced generally provide social support through weekly, replacement would be found for him . as a representative in the 1990s. face-to-face meetings,” Tu r ner-Mc Gr iev y told Compton’s attorney Darryl D. Smalls later Former Gov. Sanford faced scandal in his second The State. “While we know this is effective, it is said his client was trying to illustrate that the gubernatorial term when he left the state for costly and can create a high degree of burden on “inspirational idea” of the U.S. was greater than nearly a week and his destination was unknown to participants. objects representing it while teaching a lesson his family, staff and the public. He initially stated “Providing group support through online social on symbolism . Smalls also maintained that he had been hiking part of the Appalachian Trail; networks can be a low-cost way to reach a large Compton had “only positive comments” about it was later revealed he was in Argentina visiting a number of people who are interested in achieving a the U.S. during his lesson . woman to whom he is now engaged. healthy weight.” Participants used Twitter as an encouragement — Amanda Coyne, Assistant News Editor — Amanda Coyne, Assistant News Editor tool and, according to the study, lost 0.5 percent more weight per every 10 tweets, The State reported. The fi ndings, however, are correlative and do not suggest Twitter use as an actual cause for higher weight loss. The study appears in this week’s edition of the scholarly journal Translational Behavioral Medicine.

— Sarah Ellis, Assistant News Editor

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EDITORIAL BOARD

KRISTYN SANITO Rape victims Editor-in-Chief

SYDNEY PATTERSON SARAH GENAY need empathy, Managing Editor Copy Desk Chief

AARON MCDUFFIE BRIAN ALMOND not criticism Asst. Viewpoints Editor Photo Editor Recent events refl ect EMILY KRISTMAR MARY CATHRYN MULDROW ARMSTRONG poorly on our country Design Director Asst. Mix Editor After watching a movie with a friend , a 23-year-old Indian Elkins strong choice medical student was gang-raped so severely that she died from internal injuries. Many citizens for Palmetto College were rightly outraged and took to the streets to USC can now welcome Susan Elkins highlight the to the Gamecock family. Elkins, a vice dangers many president at Tennessee Technological Indian women University , was named the first Tech innovator unfairly prosecuted face. chancellor of the new Palmetto College JSTOR stopped pursuing legal However, some program by Recent suicide highlights action against Swartz as soon as individuals have USC’s board misguided judicial system the “compromised” articles were Aaron blamed the victim, “Susan Elkins of trustees Just more than four years ago, secured, that didn’t stop the U.S. McDuffi e by claiming that Monday . knows what the American economy came government from trying to make First-year “respectable” Overall, she’s an political science it takes to crashing down in a fi nancial crisis an example out of him. women aren’t excellent choice student facilitated by systematic corporate The charges were placed upon raped or that if the encourage for the role. mismanagement and reckless risk- Swartz, and those close to him say medical student had At Tennessee people from taking that, in many people’s eyes, the punishments haunted him for “chanted God’s name and fallen Tech, she helped often went unpunished at a judicial years and were the catalyst for his at the feet of [her] attackers,” diverse start Web degree level despite plenty suicide. The juxtaposition with the everything would simply have programs , which backgrounds.” of evidence toward 2008 proceedings is a testament to turned out all right. combined online personal culpability. the cruel shortcomings and corrupt While these comments have coursework Today, ma ny of nature of our justice system. been brushed off as the harsh along with physical campuses . In her us are learning of In the wake of his death, Swartz realities of a misogynistic new role as chancellor, Elkins will the story of Aaron has become a symbol for the cruel society, they’re not so different control the new online college — aimed Swartz, an open- and unusual treatment of people than comments our fellow at wooing South Carolinians back into information advocate who have been hit with incredible citizens and organizations have the classroom and providing broader Max whose short life work charges that are often brought made regarding rape victims access to higher education — and the Stolarczyk was focused on easing about by benign actions, such as at home — here in a so-called USC system’s four regional campuses . First-year access to information. the distribution of a digital library. “enlightened” society that When the program offi cially begins in international business student A wildly ideological Though the breach in JSTOR’s embraces women. August , she expects to start off with an wunderkind , Swartz cyber security was certainly Last month in Ohio, many initial class of 500 to 1,000 students . was a whiz kid programmer from worthy of some sort of reprimand, citizens took to social media As a fi rst-generation college graduate , the start, contributing to code 13 counts of felony charges and networks not to offer support to she embodies what Palmetto College that streamlines online browsing, jail times and fi nes far worse than a teenage rape victim, but instead is all about. Elkins knows what it takes co-founding Reddit and above all any of those responsible for the to chastise her for putting herself to encourage people from diverse braving the world as a promoter of fi nancial crisis is outrageous. “in a position to be violated.” backgrounds and is determined to meet free information, a role that cost In fact, Swartz’s charges, Similarly, when an 11-year-old with local South Carolinians to better him the ultimate price. Despite which were essentially a result girl was gang-raped by 18 young cater to their needs. his success, Swartz’s legal troubles of his promoting the spread of men in Texas in November 2010, She’s even planning on visiting largely went unpublicized until he free information and learning, media outlets such as The New every single county in the state in took his life Friday . were more egregious than those York Times questioned why the order to meet with members of the The crucible of Swartz’s recent typical of manslaughter , genocidal girl “dressed older than her age, local community . It’s a great publicity struggles was his indictment eugenics or providing material for wearing makeup and fashions move as it helps to showcase what a for hacking into JSTOR, a nuclear armaments on behalf of a more appropriate to a woman in monumental change this system can digital library that requires a terrorist organization . her 20s.” bring to our growing state. subscription , and downloading Laws regarding cyber issues Is this the side of us we want to By refl ecting on her past experiences millions of articles with the intent that are basically benign, such show the world, a place that lacks in her long career, Susan Elkins to distribute them through file- as Swartz’s crimes, must be the empathy to care about the definitely has what it takes to get sharing websites . The indictment modernized lest we continue victims of such a dehumanizing Palmetto College up and running. We included 13 felony charges , and prosecutorial bullying while far crime? Rape is a serious issue wish her the best of luck, and we hope guilty sentences would mean a more worthy criminals are merely whose victims need our support, this new program will aim to deliver an maximum of $1 million in fines slapped on the wrist. not our contempt. It’s time we education to all of our state’s citizens. and 35 years in prison . Though start treating it that way. Americans should think globally, not locally Westerners must work to understand, Up until that point, many anthropologic efforts ogle, cringe or laugh at rather than to understand. had been focused on documenting “the other,” For most of the popular travel shows, the “look respect other cultures’ perspective or cultures differing from what was perceived as at that strange thing they are doing” attitude normal. The problem with this perspective is the overshadows the “how do these things look from Globalization is the buzzword this century, and assumption of what is “normal,” which their perspective,” if the latter is used at all. More it’s not solely for economic reasons. More than 30 typically ends up being the majority air time is given to a Western host gaping over a million Americans cross the U.S. border each year, culture. For example, in America this Shaolin monk bending a spear with his throat than and the number of university students participating would be white culture. The prevalence finding out why he doing this, why he became a in study abroad programs has nearly doubled of this misunderstanding becomes monk, what it means to him to be a monk and what since 2000 . Despite this grassroots diplomacy, the apparent in the humor and uneasiness kind of struggles or enjoyments he encounters on a stereotype of the loud, pompous, ignorant American of someone documenting white daily basis. persists. Ryan culture. “Stuff White People Like” The reason for this is simple: It makes good TV. When you watch television shows typically Celley is an entire business model around Where would Andrew Zimmern’s “Bizarre Foods” popular with Americans who travel or wish to travel Fourth-year the humor this kind of discussion be if he spent more time making the audience abroad each year, a pattern develops. Whether it’s economics provokes, and the humor is a response understand why a given delicacy is perceived as the “cool guy” swagger of Anthony Bourdain’s “No student to the assumed “normality” of the normal for some people instead of making faces Reservations,” the clumsy English humor of Karl culture. and talking about how weird it is? Would “An Idiot Pilkington in Ricky Gervais’ “An Idiot Abroad” or When the assumption of normality prevails in Abroad” be nearly as entertaining without Karl’s even the adventurous spirit of the award-winning a dominant culture, foreign cultures more than comical revulsion of foreign cultures? As more and “Departures,” TV programs exposing the traveling- likely become “exoticized.” Due to American and more Americans travel, however, it’s important to inclined to new cultures make the same mistake of Western cultures’ dominance over world media, eradicate this attitude and our idea of what it means many anthropologists a century ago: documenting economic strength and political infl uence, all other to be exotic. In respecting foreign cultures, we may the culture from the outside perspective. cultures become something strange and different to in turn earn their respect.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7 Award-winning artists flock to South Carolina cities From Columbia to coast, 5 big concerts across state bring variety of music home

Mary Cathryn Armstrong [email protected]

WithWith another yearyyyear comes another concert season, and this yyearear South Carolina isis playingpygg g host to a number of big-nameg acts. It won’t be long before humid temperaturess aren’taren’t thethe onlyonly tthinghing hheatingeating up tthehe PalmettoPalmetto State.State.

Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m., Colonial Life Arena $21 to $51.75

She’s known as the pint-sized country crooner who packs plenty of sass and soul into each of her Billboard chart-topping tracks. Not to mention her three-year track record as the Academy of Country Music’s female vocalist of the year . And he’s known for being really, really ridiculously good-looking — as well as mending broken hearts everywhere with his own trail of No. 1 singles over the years. Now, Bentley and Lambert are starting 2013 with a bang right here in Columbia. It’s the fi rst stop on their “Locked and Reloaded” tour , so you can bet on a powerhouse show that will keep you on your feet. Cowboy boots optional.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Feb. 14, 9 p.m., Music Farm $25

If you’re looking for a little less traditional romance this Valentine’s Day, Charleston’s famously rocking Music Farm is only a hop, skip and a jump away down I-26. A little bit Janis Joplin and a little bit Courtney Love, the sultry Grace Potter and her band of Nocturnals will be performing an intimate set on this most heartfelt of holidays. Ever the colorful stage act, Potter keeps audiences hypnotized with a unique blend of gritty voice and dynamic presence. Theses rockers will get the blood flowing and the heart pumping — though by the end of the evening you may be pining for Potter herself.

Carrie Underwood April 17, 7:30 p.m., Colonial Life Arena $43.50 to $63.50

Chances are, if you’re a girl (or a very sensitive male) you’ve had your heart broken. And chances are you turned to Carrie Underwood for a little “tough chick” emotional support. She’s keyed cars then asked Jesus to take the wheel, and now this girl-next-door is heading to Columbia for a pit stop on her “Blown Away” tour . The American Idol winner turned Grammy-winning artist has swept the nation in a wave of megawatt smiles and down-home country roots. Whether you’ve been a fan for years or are just now turning to the Underwood way, her live show promises astounding vocals and even star power to top fi ve Lady Gaga’s. Besides, we all know what happens when someone wrongs Carrie.

Kenny Chesney May 4, 5 p.m., Williams-Brice Stadium $31.50 to $227

Topping off Columbia’s jaunt through CMT- land is the tanned and toned Kenny Chesney. Known for his laid-back island style and cutoff tees, Chesney has carved his name on the country stone with hits like “The Good Stuff,” “She’s Got It All” and “Living in Fast Forward.” Now the country star’s “No Shoes Nation” tour brings the beach here, setting up camp at the most sacred stage for Gamecock fans, Williams- Brice. And he’s bringing backup; Columbia sweethearts of the Zac Brown Band are also Tenac ious D slated to open for Chesney . It will be the perfect March 9, 8:30 p.m. way to ring in the start of summer — and the Myrtle Beach House of Blues Columbia heat. Be sure to bring those cutoffs, $50 to $100 Kenny. Known for their offbeat (and often nonsense) brand of rock, the chunky rockers of Tenacious D are slated to perform a special “old school” acoustic set at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach. Comprised of dual-threat vocalists and guitarists Jack Black and Kyle Gass , Tenacious gained critical fame with their fi rst single “Tribute” in 2001 . In the past decade-plus, it’s been a rollicking ride through “Tenacious D,” “The Pick of Destiny” and, more recently, 2012’s Grammy-nominated “Rize of the Fenix.” It will be interesting to see what antics the pair have in store with a stripped- down set minus their usual thundering electric guitars and screech-owl howling. One can only hope Black can still reach those piercing falsettos when the Devil’s not on his tail. Photos courtesy of MCT Campus

DG 8 Tuesday, January 15, 2013 The Daily Gamecock ‘Girls’ Season 2 premieres with usual quirks HBO series showcases personality, crises, fl aws of female leads Chloe Gould [email protected]

Who run the world? Girls. The now pixie-cut and normally nude queen of 20-something sarcastic wit, Lena Dunham sparkled and shined as the voice of her generation, or at least a generation, with her HBO summer series “Girls.” It shocked in its honest and awkward portrayal of bad sex, real bodies and the sometimes selfi sh musings of the young and struggling New York City woman. The girls have been likened to younger versions of “Sex and the City’s” Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha , with a few new personality quirks, and the show’s social media sphere has created a cult following that’s evolved into a “Girls” culture. The second season, which premiered Sunday night , has started to weave the same story of four distinctly different personalities that all loop together through Bushwick, Brooklyn warehouse parties, family planning clinics and girl-on-girl makeouts on very expensive white carpets. Dunham, still smitten over two Golden Globes for lead actress and TV comedy , is the creator, director and lead of the series . Her character, Hannah Horvath , has been characterized by almost, kinda getting it together — she does the lipstick but leaves her forehead greasy, eats cupcakes in bathrooms and when she’s not wearing an ill-fi tting, oddly styled ensemble, she’s Courtesy of HBO naked. Golden Globe–winner Lena Dunham (second from right) provides a fresh take on post-college life in New York City. Last season ended with Hannah sitting on a Three minutes in, Hannah’s naked — and plan themed events at their apartment: a fondue beach, eating a piece of leftover cake from the having sex. Adam’s in a full leg cast and peeing night, a Japanese snack night and a “Gertrude wild and charming Jessa’s (Jemima Kirke) surprise into pots. And still madly in love with Hannah. Steiny” kind of evening. And to have the sassy wedding. After a fi ght with her boyfriend, Adam But she has moved on to Sandy, played by humor of “The New Normal” star is an added — where she revealed, or shouted, she’s been 13 Donald Glover/Childish Gambino . Dunham was treat to the mix. pounds overweight her entire life and it’s been criticized for her previously all-white cast, and The episode defi nes each of the characters in an terrible — he got side-swiped by a truck. this interracial relationship has been called her extreme way. It plays on old, loved personalities This one opens with Hannah spooning her “fi nger to her critics.” but also uncovers new weaknesses. Shoshanna college boyfriend and new roommate Elijah We love Hannah for her lack of standards and sings Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” alone on a (Andrew Rannells) , who is, in fact, gay. Shoshanna total misplays in love. She says she’s going to karaoke machine in the corner of a crowded party, (Zosia Mamet) , the type-A posh princess who lost do things differently — she’s not going to make and Marnie and Elijah struggle to be comfortable her virginity last season, waves her sage stick booty calls, or intertwine her life with Sandy’s. By with the things that defi ne them most. through her pink apartment and thanks the the end of the fi rst episode, she wants to borrow HBO’s teaser for the second episode unwraps a higher powers “for all of the gifts I have already “The Fountainhead.” few things lacking in the fi rst, namely Jessa. She received like a keen, mathematical mind and fairly Despite his varied flaws and wardrobe of had about two minutes of screen time Sunday fast-growing hair.” strictly too-short running shorts, Adam gets the night, and really, she needs more. Also, Dunham’s Marnie (Allison Williams, as in NBC’s Brian sympathy card from the start. He had one of the real-life mom, Laurie Simmons , makes a cameo. Williams’ daughter) broke up with her longtime takeaway quotes of the night with, “When you Girls, we run this mother. college boyfriend Charlie (Christopher Abbott) love someone you don’t have to be nice all of the midway through the fi rst season, and now she’s time.” lost her job. She’s the polished, pencil skirt- The play between Hannah and Elijah is the wearing pretty girl trying to put all of the pieces most fun development of the new year. The two back together. DG

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In the loss, sophomore season-high 19 points from Welch. games against ranked than we have been.” Aleighsa Welch led USC with a The Gamecocks have opened their South Carolina ranks third among then-season-high 17 points. Welch SEC campaign so far with losses to Stanford, Tennessee Division I teams in opponent points currently leads the Gamecocks in Ten nessee, but in between, USC beat Danny Garrison per game, allowing an average of 47.1 scoring average with 12.6 points per Mississippi State and Vanderbilt by a [email protected] per contest through Jan. 14. On the game. The game-highs in points and combined total of 30 points. offensive end, the Gamecocks come rebounds came from Stanford junior Continuity has been a key factor in While the USC campus sat still in at No. 189, scoring just 61.5 points Chiney Ogwumike, who registered the team’s success thus far. The same with students away on winter break, on average. Staley said the team needs 21 points and 15 boards. five Gamecocks have started all 17 Colonial Life Arena was alive with to concentrate more on offense in In Sunday’s contest with Georgia, a full slate of women’s basketball practice now that the players appear South Carolina came up short with GAMECOCKS ● 11 games. to have a fi rm knowledge of defensive. a final score of 42-40 behind a The Gamecocks went 4-3 between On the day after the fall semester semesters, including a 2-2 start to ended, USC took on the then- SEC play, to bring their overall top-ranked Stanford Cardinal record to 14-3. in Columbia. The Gamecocks With conference play beginning, ultimately lost the contest 53-49 after the stiffer competition has revealed leading with 2:33 left in the game. some weaknesses in USC’s game. “Any time that you lose a basketball While the Gamecock defense has game that was pretty much in your fl ourished, offensive production has hands, it’s heartbreaking,” Staley said. stalled. “But it does show that we can play “I think with how we play, our with anybody on any given day.” pressure defense, our ability to score Stanford’s 53 points remain the has suffered,” coach Dawn Staley lowest total the team has tallied GAMECOCK THE

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USC skydivers win current club president . nervous enough to not do it.” Buckner podium.” national championship In that competition, Buckner described the sport as “totally After winning their fi nal collegiate and Pruett realized they would be addicting.” Both Buckner and Pruett competition, both Buckner and Paulina Berkovich compatible as a team for the two- now have their B-licenses . Pruett said they plan to stay active [email protected] way competition because they stayed At nationals, they competed with in the sport and in the skydiving together well in the air. close to 100 students . According to community, although neither one is In an email that USC President “When you’re looking at skydiving Buckner, approximately half came thinking about other competitions at Harris Pastides sent to welcome with someone — depending your size, from military academies, with other this point. incoming students before the Fall your fl exibility, your weight — people students representing Georgia Tech, “I enjoy skydiving for the sake 2009 semester, he said the university fall at different rates,” Buckner said, UConn, Oklahoma and Texas A&M. of skydiving, not for the sake of offers opportunities to explore though “there are things you can do “A big goal of the civilian teams is competing,” Buckner said. “If you virtually any interest, even skydiving. and techniques you can master that to get more civilians on the podium want to be competitive on the national Katrina Buckner, now a fourth-year will help you control your fall rate.” because in years past, the podium level, it’s a huge time commitment nursing student , contacted the Flying The duo trained in a wind tunnel, has been pretty much taken over by and a huge dollar commitment. So Gamecocks, USC’s skydiving club as Buckner said. They also used creepers, military,” Buckner said. “At least in my goals are mostly to learn more soon as she heard about it. In less than boards with three wheels that can be the past three years when I’ve been different disciplines, improve my four years, she has jumped 115 times. used on the ground to simulate free going, it’s always been everyone’s skills and have fun.” Buckner and Lauren Pruett, fall position. That combination of goal, and everyone is always proud, a fourth-year advertising student , training ensured they were not at a when there are civilians on the DG were hoping to end up on the disadvantage in the competition. podium when they competed at the “Even though we may not have National Collegiate Parachuting jumped together in a while, our Championships in December . But training in the tunnel probably they surprised even themselves when equated to at least 35 or 40 training they became national champions, jumps together,” Pruett said. “That’s winning the two-way formation what a lot of teams do.” event. Buckner and Pruett were relaxed “We were both excited about on the morning of the competition, it,” Pruett said. “At the same time, which began around 7 a.m. Before considering everything and how last- their jumps, they played rock, paper, minute we put something together, scissors and danced on the plane. it was a really cool feeling, especially Because they didn’t jump at the same considering this is the last nationals time as their competitors, they had no we can compete in.” idea how the other teams were doing. Nationals were held in Eloy, Ariz. , Pruett was unpacking her parachute which Pruett said was “out in the after their second jump when Buckner middle of the desert, [with] not that delivered unexpected news: They much around.” were in the lead. Two-way formation is an event that “We both started laughing because requires teams to make connections we really weren’t expecting anything,” called points in a certain pattern while Pruett said. free falling. They have 35 seconds to The two-way formation is gain as many points as possible. considered more of a novice event “If you and I were standing across than the four-way formation. from each other and grabbed hands, Competitors must have done no more that would be one point,” Buckner than 125 jumps in order to enter. explained. “Then we [might] let go, Pruett has now done 98. each do a 360 and grab hands again Her interest in skydiving began in and that would be another point. high school because a friend’s father That’s kind of how it works.” used to dive into football games and She said that from the ground, the other events. She joined the Flying formations look like a dance. Gamecocks in her fi rst year at USC The night before the competition, but took almost a year to receive her each team received its sequence of A-license, the fi rst of four types issued points in a random drawing. No by the U.S. Parachute Association . practice dives were allowed after the The requirements to receive the drawing. Instead, teams memorized license include 25 jumps , a parachute- their sequences and walked through packing course and an oral exam on them on the ground. safety skills and basic maneuvers . The The lack of practice time was first two jumps are done with two nothing new for Buckner and Pruett, instructors to help new divers become who had done just one two-way altitude-aware and get used to the formation dive together prior to the sensation of free fall. By the third competition. Last year they competed jump, instructors let go of students in four-way formation with two other and allow them to control themselves. members of the Flying Gamecocks, Pruett said that before her first Fabian Reddig and Jared Ham, the jump, she felt “nervous, but ... not

GAMECOCKS ● Continued from 10 South Carolina entered the student holiday ranked 21st and emerges with games for Staley this season. a slight improvement to No. 19. “I think the fi ve players that we’ve Women’s basketball will resume started all deserve to start,” Staley play Thursday in the Carolina said. “They’ve done what we’ve Coliseum against LSU. asked them to do on both sides of the Staley said she is not hung up on basketball.” USC’s 2-2 SEC start. Despite the solidity of USC’s “We just have to make sure we starting lineup, three other continue to win these basketball Gamecocks have made appearances games in which we play ranked in every game. Staley said no teams,” Staley said. “We’re just player on the roster is significantly always trying to build our resume for more talented than the others, and the postseason.” everyone has made contributions to the team. DG Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12

Gamecocks start 0-2 in SEC play File Photo Since returning to basketball, South Carolina junior point guard Bruce Ellington had a season-high of 18 points against Auburn in Saturday’s 74-71 loss in Columbia.

USC falls to Bulldogs, Gamecocks defense playing well tried but we got away from our fi nish games successfully. against Mississippi State and the principles.” “I’m a lot more encouraged than Tigers in close losses offense showing some improvement Junior guard Bruce Ellington discouraged,” Martin said. ”As we had a season-high 18 points against continue to fi ght to learn how to win Kyle Heck in the loss to Auburn. However, [email protected] turnovers continue to play a major the Tigers while sophomore guard these kinds of games, it is going to role in the Gamecocks’ early-season Damien Leonard added 17 points and be a whole lot of fun once we fi gure When the Gamecocks opened up struggles. With fifth-year senior a team-high nine rebounds. things out.” SEC play last week, they were riding transfer guard LaShay Page declared Martin said his team is “knocking a fi ve-game winning streak. academically ineligible for the rest on the door,” close to being able to DG However, USC couldn’t hold onto of the season, the Gamecocks will late leads in a 56-54 loss to Mississippi be short-handed on offense. Page State on the road and a 74-71 loss to averaged 11.7 points per game. Auburn at home and now fi nds itself Against MSU, USC had a six-point 0-2 to start league play for the second lead with just more than fi ve minutes year in a row. left in the game. However, the team Coach Frank Martin knows that faltered under the Bulldogs’ defensive if his team had been able to make a pressure, allowing MSU to pull out few more plays in both games, the the win. The Gamecocks finished end results would have been much with 24 turnovers in the two-point different. loss. “There are a lot of plays that we Junior guard Brian Richardson had can make that we are leaving on the a breakout game against the Bulldogs, court,” Martin told reporters after fi nishing with a career-high 20 points the loss to Auburn. “Whether it is and fi ve 3-pointers. Richardson also the rebounds that we have to get or led the team with eight rebounds. simple passes that we have to make, if However, after holding MSU to we had made just one more layup or 39-percent fi eld-goal shooting, USC one more play, we’re probably sitting allowed Auburn to shoot 59 percent at 2-0 right now.” from the field during Saturday’s Despite the tough start to SEC loss. Despite the poor defense, the play, the Gamecocks (10-5, 0-2 Gamecock offense kept the game SEC) have already matched last close. After 27 lead changes, the season’s win total. However, USC Tigers fi nally pulled in front for good has benefi ted from a nonconference with just less than three minutes left schedule ranked 338th in difficulty in the game. out of 347 NCAA teams. “Our defense wasn’t any good In 13 nonconference games, USC today,” Martin said after the loss only played two teams from the six to Auburn. “Our kids fought. I’m major power conferences (Clemson not going to sell them out, but our and St. John’s) and lost to both. attention to detail defensively wasn’t There were some bright spots good. We let them catch the ball in both SEC games, with the wherever they wanted. We really Olivia Barthel / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Frank Martin (left) told reporters missed opportunities have his team at an 0-2 start.